Psycho-Babble Social Thread 592243

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I like Dr. Bob because...

Posted by Deneb on December 26, 2005, at 15:25:42

he's a safe person to interact with.

I can talk to him and he doesn't respond. He's like an imaginary friend. I think up responses from him and they don't upset me.

Real people are unpredictable. They can upset me. Interacting with real people is tricky. I don't know if I'll ever get the hang of it. :-(

I think I'm doomed to have either imaginary friends or pets as my friends.

Deneb

Re: I like Dr. Bob because...

Posted by zeugma on December 26, 2005, at 19:04:31

In reply to I like Dr. Bob because..., posted by Deneb on December 26, 2005, at 15:25:42

> he's a safe person to interact with.
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> I can talk to him and he doesn't respond. He's like an imaginary friend. I think up responses from him and they don't upset me.

Yes, it's so much better to have someone who can't disappoint you- or you can't disappoint.
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> Real people are unpredictable. They can upset me. Interacting with real people is tricky. I don't know if I'll ever get the hang of it. :-(
>

Me neither. The problem isn't that they're unpredictable, the problem is that they affect you in unpredictable ways. Most of the time I want to spend my days with a blanket over my head. Do you feel overstimulated by people?

> I think I'm doomed to have either imaginary friends or pets as my friends.

I still haven't gotten over the death of my dog, and my imagination has gotten so slack that I can't imagine an imaginary friend.

But it's life at its most basic that keeps me going. Just life.

I'm sorry you feel this way :-(

-z

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